for the department of defense. at a time when the department of defense is facing the impact of sequestration on top of the $487 billion in cuts directed by the president, we can't afford to spend a single taxpayer dollar on programs that are not a priority for the defense department and our national security. the following things are beginning to happen now that the department of defense is under sequestration. the navy was unable to freeway deploy the u.s.a. truman, an aircraft carrier, to the middle east at a time when the centrifuges in tehran are spinning. 80% of the army's nondeploying brigades have reduced readiness. army base operations have been reduced 30%. the navy has is reducing flying hours on deployed carriers in the middle east by 55%. and shut down all flying for four of the nine carrier air wings. if funding is reare stored, returning to normal readiness will take nine to 12 months and cost two to three times as much. the air force is delaying planned acquisition of satellites and aircraft includi